Visconti

[vees-kawn-tee]

noun

1. an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.

2. Gian Galeazzo 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy.

3. Luchino 1906–76, Italian stage and film director.

Visconti

/ visˈkonti /

noun

1. the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447

2. Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906–76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)

Example Sentences

She shot to fame in 1963 when she appeared in Fellini's Oscar-winning 8 1/2 and the epic period drama The Leopard, which became a Visconti classic.

From BBC

She had already been working with great directors, especially Luchino Visconti, but now she had the physical means to go much further and invent the modern concept of opera as drama.

From Los Angeles Times

“Reminds me of Hearst Castle,” said visitor Cherie Visconti, eyeing the dining room.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the founders of Italian neorealism, Visconti apparently didn’t bother introducing himself to the young French actor.

From New York Times

Her breakthrough in opera, the genre that defined her career, came in Europe in 1961, when she sang Salomé in Luchino Visconti’s production at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.

From New York Times